[rockrr]

I've done some reading. And thanks to your links I've done some more. They do not change the fact that person or persons unknown attempted to seize the fort and were repelled.

They were where they shouldn't have been doing something highly illegal and should have been shot in the head and left on display.

Thanks again for supplying more opinions

[PeaRidge]

So, you now agree that Union troops within the fort fired on the people of the local constabulary.

Thank you for accepting the facts.

[PeaRidge]

And, by the way, the men were standing on state property. Why would the government, of the people, by the people, and for the people....be firing on The People?